Problem
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas:
In Omelas, every citizen is faced with an ethical dilemma-the knowledge that their happiness is dependent on the misery of an innocent child. Some are able to accept this from a utilitarian standpoint (the happiness of the many outweighs the suffering of the few), while others choose to leave. Do you think the people who walk away from Omelas are making a moral choice, or do you think they are taking the "easy" way out by removing themselves from the situation altogether?
In your essay, be sure to include discussion of the following secondary source, plus one other: "Le Guin's 'Omelas': Issues of Genre" by W.A. Senior from Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts.